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New Aluminum-Ice Rocket Propellant Tested

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the burn-it-up dept.

eldavojohn writes "With the problem of moving conventional rocket fuel to the Moon and Mars on their minds, researchers from Purdue and Penn State successfully tested and demonstrated the use of aluminum-ice (ALICE) as fuel. In a paper from last August they outlined how it would work (PDF), and now they know it does. Space.com also has more information on the paper and how nano-scale aluminum functions as a fuel."

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  1. ALICE? by LocutusMIT · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of these days, ALICE. Wham! Pow! Straight to the Moon!

    1. Re:ALICE? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Alice? Who the f**k is Alice?

    2. Re:ALICE? by palegray.net · · Score: 4, Funny

      Alice is a friend of Bob's who wants to send a message to Mary but without Susie intercepting it.

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  2. Re:In other words by binarylarry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep and apparently they've figured out a way to make water from ice.

    Man, what science can do these days is amazing!

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  3. Re:Old news, but not to /. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The paper describing the theory was released in August. The actual live test of the theory occurred last week, thus the MIT Technology Review article is timely. Your name is appropriate it seems.

  4. Re:Reading comprehension. by arielCo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmm. One _could_ make solid fuel with rice flour and potassium chlorate or a similar oxidizer...

    Wow, I knew McGyver posted under an alias on /. ;)

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  5. Re:Isn't today, wasn't acceptable back then either by lennier · · Score: 2, Funny

    "now that is not funny either. And one does not laugh."

    No, the mental image of (snk) Tiger Woods being whacked with a golf club by his wife is (snurf) most definitely not funny. Not even in abstract.

    Sorry, something in my eye. I'll be right back.

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